Snapshot - Nov 18

How do you get your blog back up and running when there is tumbleweed rolling through the cobwebs? With a snapshot of course.

Here's what happening Chez Kate at the moment...

Listening to:

Courtney Barnett & Idles - both in the car and at their live gigs.

Idles are immense. Turn it up loud and cover the kids ears.



Courtney is my new girl crush - vying for top spot with Wolf Alice - it's hard to choose...

In other music news I've been asked to choose 7 songs that mean something to me for an upcoming podcast interview (more to come on that). Finding this immensely difficult. 17 might be more achievable. Maybe. 

Watching:

Trust. About the John Paul Getty Jr kidnapping. Started brilliantly, beginning to get a little drawn out mid-way through.

Reading:

All the memoirs.

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To be a writer I was told that I needed to do two things: 1. Read every day 2. Write every day This year I've done both, stockpiling my bookshelves with #memoirs and #selfhelpbooks to inspire my ramblings. These are some of the best, all sitting proudly on my overflowing bookshelf. My own book is now almost ready to greet the world. A deeply personal guide to amicable separation - writing my guts out as my friend @nickieohara would say. Hopefully it won't look too out of place among their greatness when the time comes. 🙈 . . . #bookstagram #books #bookshelf #bookstagrammer #vivalbertine #cherylstrayed #eatpraylove #singlemum #separation #ipbig #epig #irishbloggger #mumblogger #authorsofinstagram #amreading #amwriting

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This Is Going To Hurt was eye openingly terrifying. I'm so glad I've had my babies already. (And pray that none of them ever wants to become a doctor.)

Just started People Like Me. Lynn Ruane is a force. Her interviews and recent podcast won me over so looking forward to finding out how she forged her way from drop out to Irish hero.

Looking forward to:

Christmas. Not one present bought and no money to buy them with, but it always works out in the end (right??!)

Wearing:

Boots again - hurrah!

Eating:

Vegetables. I've accidentally turned vegetarian again. Not sure how that happened...

Working on:

Final edits of my book. Can't believe that's actually true. Prepare to be bombarded in the coming months. (Apologies in advance).

Frustrated by:

Small children. Particularly the male variety.

Enjoying:

Teaching the kids how to swim. Lessons are expensive and fairly rubbish, so I committed to taking them once a week myself. 6 weeks in and the progress is immense. We are all very proud of each other. I did a good thing.

Not enjoying:

Not a lot to add here. I'm pretty damn lucky.